This game was marked in the calendar a long time ago by followers of both teams, as it's the premier Pro League game of the season. Both Club Brugge and Genk are ready for a positive start to their league adventure.
This looks to be an appealing fixture with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!
Club Brugge form and stats
The season before, Club Brugge's league statistics were 21 wins, 9 draws and 4 losses, leading to 2nd spot in the Pro League. In these 34 matches they scored 72 goals and gave away 37. Appearing at their own stadium in the last season Club Brugge delivered 10-6-1 (win-draw-lost) with 36 goals and 16 conceded.
The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going unbeaten in three league fixtures.
Club Brugge have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 2 victories, 1 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Brugge have scored 10 goals and conceded 7 times.
Genk form and stats
Let's have a look at how Genk performed last season in the Pro League: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 6 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 66 and conceded 47 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 3 and lost 9 with 27/29 goals scored/conceded.
Genk played five friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 3 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. In these five matches Genk scored 16 and conceded 7 goals.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the prior ten meetings involving these two teams are: six wins for Brugge, two draws and two wins for Genk. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Club Brugge missing players
Genk missing players
| Club Brugge | Genk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Club Brugge | Last season | Genk | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Won | W | 6 | 18 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 80 | 39 | Scored | S | 30 | 76 | ||
| 39 | 17 | Conceded | C | 31 | 55 | ||
| 95% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 98% | ||
| 82% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 55% | ||
| 42% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 40% | ||
| 18% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 57% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 55% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 5% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 6.3 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 14.6 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 15.1 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.8 | ||
| 37% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| 10.5 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 11.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 50 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 36 |
